Ukraine says allies’ concerns hamper talks on war compensation
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukraine’s efforts to ensure it receives compensation from Russia for damage caused by its invasion are being hampered by allies’ concerns about the legal precedents that might be set, a senior Ukrainian official said. Kyiv is trying to secure an international agreement setting a legal basis for Russian assets frozen by other countries […]
From Pacific to Red Sea: climate court action gathers wave of support
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Reuters A campaign by the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu for the world’s top court to take a stance on protecting people from climate change gained momentum on Friday, winning the support of almost half the nearly 200 countries at a global summit. In total 86 countries, including core nations that […]
“Time is up”: Countries trapped in climate crisis raise alarm at UN
United NationsReuters Countries on the front lines of the climate crisis are fed up. During the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations this week, low-lying island nation Vanuatu stepped up a fight to get the world to focus on combating global warming by calling for a fossil fuel nonproliferation treaty. “The time […]
World leaders pledge billions to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria on UN sidelines
United Nations/New York City, US Reuters The Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria on Wednesday reached $US14.25 billion pledged as world leaders seek to fight the killer diseases after progress was knocked off course by the COVID-19 pandemic. US President Joe Biden, who hosted the conference in New York on the sidelines of […]
Updated: Zelenskiy tells UN – We demand “just punishment” for Russian crimes
Updated: 9:55am (AEST)United Nations Reuters President Volodymyr Zelenskiy demanded a special United Nations tribunal impose “just punishment” on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, including financial penalties and stripping Moscow of its veto power in the Security Council. Zelenskiy’s recorded address to world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday came after Russian President […]
At UN, emotional appeals for world leaders to protect Afghan girls’ education
United Nations Reuters After pleading with world leaders at the United Nations to protect the education and rights of women in Afghanistan a year after the Taliban took over, Somaya Faruqi, former captain of the Afghan girls robotics team, broke down in tears backstage. “I was in classroom last year, but this year girls are […]
Ukraine to dominate as world leaders gather at United Nations
United NationsReuters Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and a global food crisis aggravated by the war will be the focus of world leaders when they convene at the United Nations in New York this week, a gathering that is unlikely to yield any progress toward ending the conflict. “It would be naive to think that we […]
UN General Assembly in historic vote denounces Russia over Ukraine invasion
United NationsReuters The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to reprimand Russia for invading Ukraine and demanded that Moscow stop fighting and withdraw its military forces, an action that aims to diplomatically isolate Russia at the world body. The resolution, supported by 141 of the assembly’s 193 members, passed in a rare emergency session […]
UN looks for recipe to tackle global food dysfunction
United NationsReuters Billions of people are overweight, millions are hungry, one third of food is wasted and the way the world produces, processes and consumes food generates one-third of greenhouse gas emissions, UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Thursday at the first global summit on the future of food. The aim of the summit is […]
UN chief, UK PM increase pressure on leaders for climate change funds
United Nations/Washington DC, USReuters UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged leaders of the world’s major economies including the United States to deliver on their commitments toward a $US100 billion per year climate fund with less than six weeks to go before a UN climate summit. Johnson and UN Secretary-General António Guterres hosted a roundtable of […]